Keeping your family safe from hidden dangers in your homeNews from MyFox Detroit:

Keeping your family safe from hidden dangers in your home

(WJBK) – Renee Zarr with Kohl’s Injury Prevention Program at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan DMC shows us how we can keep our familie safe from the hidden dangers in our home.

Laundry PodsLaundry detergent pods have quickly become a serious poisoning threat to young children, causing thousands of American kids to vomit, choke or suffer more serious symptoms since the products went on sale in the U.S. in early 2012. In the first year on the market, at least 769 children younger than 6 were hospitalized in after ingesting or handling laundry pods, which have appealing designs that resemble large pieces of candy.Altogether, more than 17,230 young children have had potentially toxic encounters with laundry pods, and more than one-t…………… continues on MyFox Detroit

Downtown: State will begin renovation of State House domeNews from Concord Monitor:

The gold dome atop the New Hampshire State House will finally get a long-awaited shine.

The delicate process of rebuilding and regilding the capitol building in Concord began this past weekend. Next year, the dingy dome will have a new coat of 23½-karat gold.

“Six years, we’ve been working on this and doing a design and going back to the drawing board,” said Mike Connor, deputy commissioner of the Department of Environmental Services. “It does finally feel good to have it actually start.”

The Legislature began budgeting for this project in 2011. About $ 1 million was set aside, and the state hired D.L. King & Associates of Nashua to do the work. The renovation was supposed to wrap up in 2014 or 2015.

But Connor said the State House roof would not support the elaborate scaffolding needed to do the job, so the makeover was delayed. This summer, the state hired Turnstone Corporation of Milford to build a platform around the entire dome to support the scaffolding and workers – about 450,000 to 500,000 pounds of weight.

That phase started over the weekend and will continue until November. That platform will remain permanently, but Connor said it will not detract from the hi…………… continues on Concord Monitor

6 tips for safely cleaning up household hazardous waste after a stormNews from PropertyCasualty360:

Photo: Shutterstock/Richard Whitcombe

Thousands of critically displaced Saipan residents have begun clean-up efforts after Typhoon Soudelor ravaged the island in the Western Pacific ocean. With winds measuring up to 105 mph when the storm hit, the Category 2 typhoon left hundreds of people homeless and most of the island’s 53,000 residents to dispose of damaged property. Texas residents were faced with the same dilemma following a spring flooding that was declared a major disaster by President Obama. Flood waters destroyed many homes in San Marcos, requiring residents to clean up debris and other waste products before rebuilding. In addition to spoiled food and damaged furniture, they also may be faced with hazardous chemicals.

Related: 8 tips for cleaning up after a flood

Rebuilding or cleaning up storm-damaged homes or buildings is not as simple as 1-2-3, but there are safety precautions that you can take in the event of a storm to prevent or minimize chemical leaks and safely remove hazardous wastes when the weather clears.